Master of Kaidan
Chapter 220: Demonstration? Overture?

Chapter 220: Chapter 220: Demonstration? Overture?

"Finally here!"

Ever since Feng Xue had been on the phone with Chen Xiyao, he had been waiting for this day to arrive. He even suspected that perhaps Chen Xiyao had not told the authorities about his ability to manufacture Phantom Objects at all.

After briefly considering the Phantom Objects he currently had that were suitable to sell to the authorities, the corners of his mouth slightly raised as he said,

"No problem, I still have quite a few interesting little gadgets here. What do they want?"

...

Hearing the other side of the phone agree so easily, Lin Wenxue immediately raised the cardboard she had prepared.

Chen Xiyao, who was staring at Lin Wenxue, saw the cardboard, ran it through her mind, and then spoke,

"Tell us what you’ve got."

"Oh? If you put it that way, I do have a little gadget quite suitable for the authorities. For example, a little thing that could cause the Colombian Gold Yuan Notes to lose their status as an international settlement currency. Interested?"

"Hiss—"

Not only Liu Qi, but even those in the West Capital City meeting room of the Kaidan Countermeasure Bureau were filled with the sound of gasping, including some of the senior officials listening via conference call. Even Chen Xiyao, who was supposed to inquire about the price based on the prompts, was signaled by Lin Wenxue to pause.

Magic Items were indeed few, but to say they were rare, they weren’t that rare. At least each time a Kaidan invasion occurred, more or less, they would acquire a few items. Nowadays, except for a few relatively peaceful sub-bureaus, which one didn’t have sixty to seventy items in store?

But Magic Items were divided into levels. Take Yan Country, for example; it categorized Magic Items into four levels: Curious Objects (useless playthings, either for research or for exchanging with foreign tycoons as collectibles, sometimes not even included in the Kaidan Administration’s collection), Treasures (items with less power than modern weapons, but occasionally useful special effects), Rare Treasures (great power but with certain side effects requiring careful handling), and Secret Treasures (extremely powerful and influential, with misuse potentially causing horrifying consequences).

(The reason Treasures were less valuable than Curious Objects had been explained previously in Jeston’s place.)

If what the instructor said was true and this item had the ability to directly collapse an international settlement currency, without a doubt, it belonged to the Secret Treasure level—a level theoretically only accessible by deputy bureau directors or higher, and applying for its use required at least the consent of three directors.

"Ask about the specific effects. As long as the price doesn’t involve principles, take it."

The voice of the Yan Capital General Bureau Management Office’s head came through the communication link. Old Wang nodded, gave Fu Tianli a glance, and Lin Xue immediately got the response from there.

"We need specific data, hmm, and your price."

Listening to Chen Xiyao’s belated response, Feng Xue sent out a pre-edited WeChat message, sharing the data of a small gadget he had previously created—

Name: Phantom Object·This Thing Causes Cancer

Elements: [Paper], [Magazine], [Cancer], [Impression]

Summary: A sample of a medical academic paper, roughly describing the content of something causing cancer. By filling the blank in the title with a certain "object" or "behavior," a complete paper is generated.

Submitting this paper through normal channels to any medical magazine will create the impression in the hearts of species within its scope who understand the concept of "cancer" that this thing causes cancer, and create a subconscious aversion.

Note: When you want to say something is harmful but don’t know exactly how, you can say it causes cancer.

(The above sentence is for readers—the official document only includes the summary part.)

...

The information in Chen Xiyao’s WeChat was enlarged and projected onto the screen, and once again, silence began to spread in the meeting room.

"This thing... isn’t just for attacking currency." Qian Hongxiu said, her expression conflicted. Zhou Qing, the team leader of the examination group, nodded fearfully,

"If this item’s effect truly matches the [instructor]’s description, then one could fill the blank with water, starch, or even air."

"No, this scenario is actually easier to handle." Qian Hongxiu shook her head and said,

"If it’s a substance necessary for survival, even if there’s a subconscious resistance, people will choose to use it because there’s no choice. But what if you choose something important but not essential? For instance, ’reading’? Or ’vaccines’? Or even... ’speaking’?"

Those who hadn’t initially reacted finally realized the seriousness of the issue. This was a terrifying item capable of utterly crippling a nation, even humanity, with the method of deploying it merely being to submit it to a broadly influential medical journal.

"This is a kind of demonstration." Liu Kai said, his expression slightly twisted,

"How many of such things does he have? Can he make more? We don’t know..."

"But on the other hand, it’s also a kind of goodwill." Old Wang suddenly spoke, instantly drawing surprised reactions from the crowd. Although this elder advocated for peaceful exchanges, he had never been unclear when it came to taking action.

But to call this demonstration goodwill... it seemed a bit too...

Observing everyone’s strange looks, Old Wang slowly uttered a sentence, "Think carefully, what if we fill in ’Martial Arts Training’?"

Instantly, the tense expressions on everyone’s faces began to relax.

Exactly, turning this thing into "Martial Arts Training Causes Cancer" would induce a subconscious aversion to martial arts worldwide, throwing the other party’s ambition to become the ancestor of martial arts out the window.

It was a warning, yet simultaneously, it provided them with a means of restraint at their disposal.

"Manager Zhang..." Old Wang just called out a name when the manager from the management office in the general bureau, shown in the room’s video, immediately spoke,

"First, inquire about the price and trade location. I will proceed with the out-of-storage procedure for Treasure No. 22 right away."

"Alright." Old Wang nodded, and Lin Wenxue immediately relayed the order to Chen Xiyao.

Chen Xiyao, feeling slightly anxious from the waiting, quickly reconnected the communication upon receiving the new prompt,

"State your price."

Already starting to craft the third Inner Power Ball, Feng Xue finally heard the business on the phone again, the corners of his mouth slightly lifting as he smiled,

"Three chances to achieve supernatural reveals in public. I guarantee not to harm anyone; how about it?"

"???" Liu Qi, busily typing, suddenly jerked his head up. A thought suddenly struck him; he remembered a pop culture joke—

"With organizational approval, allow the reincarnation of xx."

So, martial arts experts weren’t seen in the modern world because the organization didn’t approve of it?

Liu Qi’s mind raced as he heard Feng Xue’s phone speaker return the response from the female instructor,

"Once, but we can guarantee no interference with related rumors or videos. However, you need to report beforehand to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings."

"That works too." Feng Xue squinted, suddenly revealing a slightly unsettling mischievous grin—

"But I’ll need you to help with something small..."

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